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"Just great, and how's my bachelor doctor coming?" "Toby, you should have been here last week. Ogburn came up from North Carolina. He's Dean at the High Point College, you know. And Bob and Unc Reynolds, who have been globe-trotting, came down from a fishing trip in Can- ada. Say we didn't have a hot time! No bachelor stuff for us then, I'm tellin' you!" The greetings were over, and all were seated at the tables. At the far end of the Inn was a stage. A handsome satin curtain was slowly rising. To the side of the stage stood a small man. A familiar voice announced: "Ahem! Ladies and gentlemen!" An audible whisper came from the room- "Weihrauch!" Again the voice. "I extend to you greetings. I feel rather em- barrassed in this position. I am accustomed to an invisible audience. I have been announcing from Station G. A. S. Our program this evening will be car- ried out by our own class members." And in a very pleasing manner, Emily danced; Oliver gave an original hu- morous reading; and Ben Price sang a few popular numbers. Then all in the Inn sang the class song. Emily was head of a dancing school in Syracuse, New York. Betton was traveling with the Lyceum Bureau, being their foremost humorist. As for Ben, he was President of the Western Clock Company, La Salle, Illinois, specializing in the perfecting of "Baby Bens." Finally, Kelly said: "It is late, and tomorrow we sail for England. Let's give our yell and call it a night!" And so in New York as in Virginia, Boom-chic- a-lac rang out loud and clear. A great throng was gathered on the wharf the following day. The fine ship "Maryland" was just pulling out. There were some sad young people left behind. "I wanted to go so badly, but this time of the year is treacherous and a nurse cannot always be the chooser," sighed Adele. "And I have a month's school work to finish up," Knauff said. "This dra- matic work in the Carroll County Schools is exceedingly trying." "Well," said Beaver, "Tve been teaching chemistry at Vassar for five years, and this is the first time that we have remained open until the middle of June!" "You all talk. Here I have to be in Baltimore simply because the Head of the Personnel Department at Hutzler's must be in the store during the month of June. " "Well, Margaret, don't act that way," said Frances Terrell. "My work as Dean of Women at our own Alma Mater has shown me that patience is, indeed, a virtue." . "And I must go back to South Carolina," said Sallie Lou. "I'm writing a book about lizards, and this is my laboratory season." "We'll go to the next reunion, anyway," said Dorothy McAlpine -_. "My husband and I are leaving by aeroplane tomorrow for Alaska. So, best luck till we meet again; and don't forget to write!" The small groups had grown to be a small crowd. All of the young people on board the "Maryland" were comfortably seated. "Miriam Strange, the girls at Camp Maqua were mighty pleased with you. The adventures that they had with you proved to them that you Executive Sec- [126] •